Altaf

Altaf or Altaff (Arabic: الطاف) is a masculine given name and surname of Arabic origin. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

• Altaf Ali (born 1944), Bangladeshi politician
• Altaf Bukhari (born 1958), Indian politician
• Altaf Ali Chowdhury (1888–1944), Bengali politician
• Altaf Hossain Chowdhury (born 1942/43), Bangladeshi politician
• Altaf Hossain Chowdhury (Faridpur politician), Bangladeshi politician
• Altafur Rahman Chowdhury (died 2018), Bangladeshi politician
• Altaf Fatima (1927–2018), Pakistani author
• Altaf Gauhar (1923–2000), Pakistani civil servant, journalist, poet, and writer
• Altaf Hossain Golandaz (1947–2007), Bangladeshi politician
• Altaf Haider (1937–2020), Bangladeshi freedom fighter
• Altaf Hussain Hali (1837–1914), Indian Urdu poet
• Altaf Hossain (politician) (1934–2009), Bangladeshi politician
• Altaf Husain (1900–1968), Pakistani educationist and journalist
• Altaf Hussain (East Pakistan cricketer) (1943–2019), Pakistani cricket player
• Altaf Hussain (Pakistani politician) (born 1953), Pakistani fugitive and politician
• Altaf Hussain (Welsh politician), British–Indian politician
• Altaf Khanani (born 1961), Pakistani fraudster and money launderer
• Altaf Mahmud (1933–1971), Bangladeshi freedom fighter
• Altaf Mazid (1957–2016), Indian filmmaker
• Altaf Hussain Mazumdar, Indian politician
• Altaff Mungrue (1934–2015), Trinidadian-born English first-class cricketer
• Altaf Qadri (born 1976), Indian photojournalist
• Altaf Hassan Qureshi (1932–2026), Pakistani Urdu journalist, political analyst, and author
• Altaf Raja (born 1967), Indian singer
• Altaf M. Saleem, Pakistani businessman
• Altaf Ahmad Shah (1956–2022), Kashmiri separatist
• Altaf Shakoor (born 1959), Pakistani politician
• Altaf Hossain Sikdar, Bangladeshi politician
• Altaf Tyrewala (born 1977), Indian author and columnist
• Altaf Hussain Unar (1952–2014), Pakistani politician
• Altaf Wani, Indian–American radiologist
• Altaf Ahmad Wani (born 1972), Indian politician

Surname

• Chaudhry Farrukh Altaf, Pakistani politician
• Hina Altaf (born 1992), Pakistani television actress, presenter and video jockey
• Makhdoom Altaf Ahmed (1944–1995), Pakistani politician
• Malik Jamshed Altaf (born 1962), Pakistani politician
• Navjot Altaf (born 1949), Indian artist
• Qazi Altaf Hussain (1920–1999), Indian soldier
• Saad Altaf (born 1983), Pakistani cricket player
• Saleem Altaf (born 1944), Pakistani cricket player
• Selim Altaf Gorge (born 1975), Bangladesh politician
• Shahzad Altaf (born 1957), cricket player
• Syed Altaf Hossain (1923–1992), Bangladeshi politician
• Syed Mohid Altaf (born 1978), Indian politician
• Tariq Altaf (1946–2001), Pakistani diplomat
• Zafar Altaf (1941–2015), Pakistani cricket player